Summary
Abortion rates among women aged 40 through 49 have risen by a third in the last ten years. Now, more than a quarter of all pregnancies in that age range are terminated. In the last decade, women have become more nonchalant about having sex and casual relationships, which has caused the abortion rate to sharply rise. Some people think that abortion is more and more being used as contraception rather than a last resort. The rise in abortions is also partly due to the increasing number of women terminating their pregnancy if tests point out that their baby has got a disorder like Down’s syndrome.
Reaction
First of all, I think that a woman should always be entitled to decide whether she wants to terminate a pregnancy or not. People should be able to do what they want in that regard. It is, however, quite disturbing that so many women are not being careful about getting pregnant. Since the women in this article are between 40 and 50 years old, they more or less should have enough life experience to practice safe sex. Aborting a pregnancy should be a last resort for people who really can’t or don’t want to have a baby. It shouldn’t be treated as a retroactive condom.
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